Search Results for: UFC 226

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-07, good fight between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The Ufc Hw champion Stipe Miocic entered this fight with a mma record of 18-2-0 (78% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Junior dos Santos in their first bout in 2014 (via unanimous decision, dos Santos vs Miocic), after this fight he has collected six victories winning the Ufc belt against Fabricio Werdum (Werdum vs Miocic) and defending it with Alistair Overeem (Miocic vs Overeem), Junior dos Santos in their second bout (Miocic vs dos Santos 2) and Francis Ngannou (Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou).
His opponent, the former Strikeforce Hw and current Ufc light-Hw champ Daniel Cormier, has an official record of 20-1-0 (65% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.1 light heavyweight. ‘DC’ suffered his only loss against Jon Jones in their first fight in 2015 (Jones vs Cormier I), since then he has won five bouts beating Anderson Silva in 2016 (Cormier vs Silva), Anthony Johnson in 2017 (Cormier vs Johnson 2) and Volkan Oezdemir in 2018 (Daniel Cormier vs Volkan Oezdemir). In 2017 he had also faced Jon Jones for the second time losing via KO, but then the result was overturned in a no-contest since ‘Bones’ tested positive for Turinabol (Cormier vs Jones 2). Miocic vs Cormier, main event of Ufc 226, is valid for the Ufc heavyweight title (Miocic’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-07, some good exchanges between Paul Felder and Mike Perry but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in karate and tae-kwon-do Paul Felder entered this fight with a record of 15-3-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world. He lost once in 2016, against Francisco Trinaldo (Trinaldo vs Felder) but then he has won three consecutive bouts defeating Alessandro Ricci, Stevie Ray (Ray vs Felder) and Charles Oliveira (Charles Oliveira vs Paul Felder).
His opponent, Mike Perry, has an official record of 11-3-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.37 welterweight but he comes off two consecutive losses, with Santiago Ponzinibbio (Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Mike Perry) and Max Griffin (Mike Perry vs Max Griffin); his last victory occurred in 2017 against Alex Reyes (Perry vs Reyes). Felder vs Perry is on the undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier – UFC 226. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-07, pretty good finish between Anthony Pettis and Michael Chiesa: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in tae-kwon-do and former Ufc Lw champion Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a record of 20-7-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Eddie Alvarez) but he won just two out of his last seven bouts beating Jim Miller (Pettis vs Miller) and losing to Dustin Poirier in 2017 (Dustin Poirier vs Anthony Pettis).
His opponent, the Tuf winner Michael Chiesa, has a mma record of 14-3-0 (71% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. He beat Beneil Dariush in 2016 but then he was defeated by Kevin Lee in 2017 (Michael Chiesa vs Kevin Lee). Pettis vs Chiesa is on the undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier – UFC 226. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-07, good finish between Gokhan Saki and Khalil Rountree: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The former Glory light-Hw kickboxing champion Gokhan Saki entered this fight with a professional mma record of 1-1-0 (100% finishing rate) but he has kickboxing record of 83-12-0 (59 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.78 light heavyweight in the world. He debuted in mixed martial arts in 2004 but he lost to James Zikic via tko; then he fought in 2017 beating Henrique da Silva (4-stars fight, Gokhan Saki vs Henrique da Silva).
His opponent, Khalil Rountree Jr, has an official record of 6-2-0 (67% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.71 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2016, against Andrew Sanchez and Tyson Pedro, but then he has collected two victories, over Daniel Jolly and Paul Craig, and one no-contest with Michał Oleksiejczuk. Saki vs Rountree is on the undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier – UFC 226. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-07, nice and tough exchanges between Uriah Hall and Paulo Henrique Costa: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in karate Uriah Hall entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-8-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world. He suffered three consecutive defeats between 2015 and 2016, against Robert Whittaker (Hall vs Whittaker), Derek Brunson (Hall vs Brunson) and Gegard Mousasi (Mousasi vs Hall 2) but he came back to win in 2017 with Krzysztof Jotko (Krzysztof Jotko vs Uriah Hall).
His opponent, the undefeated Paulo Henrique Borrachinha Costa, has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. Paulo Costa fought three times last year winning over Garreth McLellan, Oluwale Bamgbose (Paulo Costa vs Bamgbose) and Johny Hendricks (Johny Hendricks vs Paulo Costa). Hall vs Costa is on the undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier – UFC 226. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-17, good finish between Khalil Rountree and Johnny Walker: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Khalil Rountree entered this fight with a pro record of 7-2-0 (71% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.54 light heavyweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2016, against Andrew Sanchez and Tyson Pedro, but then he has collected three victories and one no-contest beating Gokhan Saki in his last one (Gokhan Saki vs Khalil Rountree).
His opponent, Johnny Walker, has a mma record of 14-3-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.61 in the same weight class. He lost to Henrique Silva Lopes in 2016 but since then he has won six consecutive bouts beating Henrique da Silva in his last one. Rountree vs Walker is on the undercard of Neil Magny vs Santiago Ponzinibbio – UFC Fight Night 140. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-10, good finish between Donald Cerrone and Mike Perry: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and gaidojutsu Donald Cerrone entered this fight with a pro mma record of 33-11-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 welterweight in the world but he won just one out of his last five bouts, against Yancy Medeiros in February (Donald Cerrone vs Yancy Medeiros); after this fight ‘Cowboy’ has lost to Leon Edwards (Donald Cerrone vs Leon Edwards).
His opponent, Mike Perry, has a record of 12-3-0 (92% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Santiago Ponzinibbio in 2017 (Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Mike Perry) and Max Griffin in 2018 (Mike Perry vs Max Griffin); after this bout he has defeated Paul Felder (Paul Felder vs Mike Perry). Cerrone vs Perry is on the undercard of Chan Sung Jung vs Yair Rodriguez – UFC Fight Night 139. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-03, good finish between Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis: it gets three stars.

The former Strikeforce Hw and current Ufc light-Hw and Hw champion Daniel Cormier entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. ‘DC’ suffered his only loss against Jon Jones in their first fight in 2015 (Jones vs Cormier I), since then he has won six bouts beating Volkan Oezdemir (Daniel Cormier vs Volkan Oezdemir) and Stipe Miocic in 2018 (Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier). In 2017 he had also faced Jon Jones for the second time losing via KO, but then the result was overturned in a no-contest since ‘Bones’ tested positive for Turinabol (Cormier vs Jones 2).
His opponent, Derrick Lewis, has an official record of 21-5-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Mark Hunt in 2017 (Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt) but then, in 2018, he has won over Marcin Tybura (Derrick Lewis vs Marcin Tybura), Francis Ngannou (Francis Ngannou vs Derrick Lewis) and Alexander Volkov (Alexander Volkov vs Derrick Lewis). Cormier vs Lewis, main event of Ufc 230, is valid for the Ufc heavyweight title (Cormier’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!